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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… to limit global warming to less than 2°C above the pre-industrial average temperature. It is hoped that the … Data-Products ). Argo is one of a number of physico-chemical and biological programmes that contribute to the … to (Hansen et al., 2016a) we achieved 1°C above pre-industrial levels in 2015. On current trends we are likely to …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… natural resource management (where low-level non-industrial natural resource use compatible with nature … created its sanctuary to reverse the degradation from industrial fishing and to make the entire ocean territory of … 2014). Larger areas can be designed to protect geological, chemical and oceanographic diversity, which is also a key …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… (IMO) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, or International … Co-operation and co-ordination are of key importance. The chemical and waste related MEAs have taken a lead by …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… for human uses, such as public supply, irrigation and industrial processing, is necessary for human survival and … in the case of hydropower gene- ration4 or cooling of an industrial plant. However, the timing of the river flow … and groundwater.5 Good Status is a combination of Good Chemical Status and Good Ecological Status (GES). GES is …
Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare
… prior to slaughter (sec. 5). The Brazilian Regulation of Industrial and Health Inspection of Products of Origin (2005) … from heat, cold and rain (sec. 5(4)). In the type of industrial slaughterhouse envisioned by the OIE Code, … to pain by a single blow or gunshot or an electrical, chemical or other means that is rapid and effective, before …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… number of representatives of govern- ments, civil society, industrial/commercial sector, and the research community, … resource extraction, shipping ac- tivities (oil, chemical and cargo spills), the strategic use of seamount … proven in some cases to result in extremely high levels of industrial/commercial profit. Since 1992 (the year of the …
Handbook of The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
… and scientific assessments on: (a) The physical and chemical processes that may affect the ozone layer; (b) The … consider the interaction between radiative, dynamic and chemical processes; studies of the simultaneous effects of … and mechanisms of tropospheric and stratospheric chemical and photochemical processes; spectroscopic data to …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… (i) agricultural products, US$ 2,496.2 million; (ii) industrial products, US$ 48,677.3 million; (iii) mining … smothering coral reefs. Similarly, pollution from industrial effluents, sewage and fertilizers has affected the … trade related to mining activities. In addition, chemical pollutants including halogenated hydrocarbons, heavy …